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Amazing Whimbrel

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Chris Tonra

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Chris Tonra

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Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:25:37 -0400

Hi everyone,

Forgive me if this is old news to some, but one of the truly
incredible stories of Hurricane Irene was that a Whimbrel carrying a
satellite transmitter flew straight through the heart of the storm.
Even more amazing is that this is apparently the second time this
individual has survived a major storm on migration. See the story
below and attached graphics. Birds never cease to amaze!

http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2011/whimbrel-successfully-negotiates-most-severe-part-of-hurricane-irene123.php

Chris Tonra


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Christopher Tonra <>
Date: Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 2:21 PM
Subject: Fwd: [BirdsCaribbean] Machi photo and tracking map
To: 




Christopher Tonra
PhD Candidate
School of Biology and Ecology
University of Maine
      and
Pre-doctoral Fellow
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
National Zoological Park
P.O. Box 37012-MRC 5503
Washington, DC 20013
207-570-9119
website: http://sbe.umaine.edu/avian/TonraPage.html


----- Original Message -----

Apologies, I meant to include these images with the email just sent on
Machi.


Machi being fitted with satellite transmitter in August, 2009.  Photo
by Bart Paxton.



Tracking map of Machi (2009-2011).



Be sure to visit the website to see the incredible migration routes
(and stopovers/stays in various Caribbean islands) of other whimbrels:

http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=369

http://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm

___________________
Lisa G. Sorenson, Ph.D.
President, Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds
Project Coordinator, West Indian Whistling-Duck and Wetlands
Conservation Project
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biology, 5 Cummington St.
Boston University, Boston, MA 02215
(508) 655-1940 (home office)
(617) 353-6340 (fax)
email: 
skype: Lsoren
www.scscb.org
www.whistlingduck.org

Apologies, I meant to include these images with the email just sent on Machi.

Machi being fitted with satellite transmitter in August, 2009.  Photo
by Bart Paxton.






Tracking map of Machi (2009-2011).




Be sure to visit the website to see the incredible migration routes
(and stopovers/stays in various Caribbean islands) of other whimbrels:

[ http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=369
]http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=369

[ http://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm
]http://www.ccb-wm.org/programs/migration/Whimbrel/whimbrel.htm


___________________
Lisa G. Sorenson, Ph.D.
President, Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds
Project Coordinator, West Indian Whistling-Duck and Wetlands
Conservation Project
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biology, 5 Cummington St.
Boston University, Boston, MA 02215
(508) 655-1940 (home office)
(617) 353-6340 (fax)
email: [ mailto:[log in to unmask] ]
skype: Lsoren
[ http://www.scscb.org ]www.scscb.org
[ http://www.whistlingduck.org ]www.whistlingduck.org

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